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CDC Emergency Use Authorization Course

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Course Overview Course Quality Rating TBD Course Description This toolkit is provided by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will require a secondary login and/or registration.  An Emergency Use Authorization, or EUA, allows the use of drugs, biologics and medical devices that are not approved, licensed or cleared respectively (i.e., "unapproved medical products") in an emergency to diagnose, treat, or prevent a serious or life-threatening disease or condition when there are no adequate, approved, or available alternatives.  The medical product that is subject to the EUA may be a product that • has never been approved, or • has been approved for some other use, but not for the use required by the emergency.  During biological, chemical, radiologic, or nuclear incidents, the use of medical products under an EUA may be an element of the public health response.                                                                                   Click the LAUNCH button below to start or be taken to the course. Target Audience This course is designed for state or local public health officials, emergency managers, or a state or local SNS coordinators.  Learning Objectives Having completed this course, the learner will be able to: Define Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) as set forth by the Project BioShield Act of 2004. Summarize the steps that the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the FDA Commissioner must take for an EUA to be issued. Identify the conditions for the use of an unapproved medical product under an EUA. Identify the differences between an EUA, and Investigational New Drug (IND) application and an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s) Competencies XX.B (Tier 2): 2A.9 (Tier 1): Demonstrate use of informatics 2B.10 (Tier 2): Incorporate informatics practices 2C.11 (Tier 3): Oversees public health informatics practices and procedures Professional/Disciplinary Competencies FEMA/CDC Bioterrorism Competency Model 463.02d-Conduct bioterrorism preparedness 463.17t-Maintain agent protocols Format Online/ Archived Webinar Credit /CEU None available Duration None listed Specifications Required: PDF Reader   Course Publication Date 07/26/2013
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